Good job, you didn’t blame Trump. However you failed to mention the Rangers manager Is Bruce Bochy and he is one of the few remaining “old School” leaders. He left SF because he didn’t want to manage by computer.
Don't worry, I'll blame Trump for something soon. As I understand it, the Bochy hire is one of the moves Chris Young is making to wind back the clock a little bit. Interesting that Chris and Bruce took a team that had a losing record last year and have them in first place this year. That's another reason to root for them. I don't know anyone in baseball who totally rejects analytics, but I know a ton of people in baseball who think the "old school" guys have something to offer as well.
Sometimes I think sports stats and analysis just exist to give fans and announcers something to talk about. I love baseball because there’s so much to watch in a game.
I’m having trouble watching Royals games and am so glad they’re short! I recently read Craig Calcaterra’s “Rethinking Fandom,” and I’m trying to spread my baseball love around (okay that sounds a little sleazy) instead of being such a loyalist and worrying over the Royals.
Erika, you just pushed one of my many buttons: analytics got accepted and promoted by the media at least in part because they made reporters and broadcasters sound like experts without having to do any of the work to develop actual expertise. I guarantee you most those guys have no idea how WAR or Defensive Runs Saved are put together and when you look into them they're not nearly as concrete and scientific as they sound.
Also, I'm 100% in favor of you spreading some sleazy baseball love although we all might wind up at a free clinic. Once players started explaining the game and how they played it there were so many things to look for the game got way more interesting. Which is why I share what players told me; there are a hundred things happening if you know where to look.
We spend way too much time thinking about ourselves and sports at its best makes us think and care about something other than our ourselves.
Good job, you didn’t blame Trump. However you failed to mention the Rangers manager Is Bruce Bochy and he is one of the few remaining “old School” leaders. He left SF because he didn’t want to manage by computer.
Don't worry, I'll blame Trump for something soon. As I understand it, the Bochy hire is one of the moves Chris Young is making to wind back the clock a little bit. Interesting that Chris and Bruce took a team that had a losing record last year and have them in first place this year. That's another reason to root for them. I don't know anyone in baseball who totally rejects analytics, but I know a ton of people in baseball who think the "old school" guys have something to offer as well.
Sometimes I think sports stats and analysis just exist to give fans and announcers something to talk about. I love baseball because there’s so much to watch in a game.
I’m having trouble watching Royals games and am so glad they’re short! I recently read Craig Calcaterra’s “Rethinking Fandom,” and I’m trying to spread my baseball love around (okay that sounds a little sleazy) instead of being such a loyalist and worrying over the Royals.
Erika, you just pushed one of my many buttons: analytics got accepted and promoted by the media at least in part because they made reporters and broadcasters sound like experts without having to do any of the work to develop actual expertise. I guarantee you most those guys have no idea how WAR or Defensive Runs Saved are put together and when you look into them they're not nearly as concrete and scientific as they sound.
Also, I'm 100% in favor of you spreading some sleazy baseball love although we all might wind up at a free clinic. Once players started explaining the game and how they played it there were so many things to look for the game got way more interesting. Which is why I share what players told me; there are a hundred things happening if you know where to look.
We spend way too much time thinking about ourselves and sports at its best makes us think and care about something other than our ourselves.